STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE JOURNAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1ST LEGISLATIVE DAY TWENTY-SECOND SPECIAL SESSION THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008 10:46 O'CLOCK A.M. NO. 1 [July 10, 2008] 2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Daily Journal Index 1st Legislative Day Action Page(s) Adjournment ........................................................................................................................14 Legislative Measures Approved for Floor Consideration.......................................................4 Letter of Transmittal...............................................................................................................3 Messages From The Senate....................................................................................................4 Quorum Roll Call...................................................................................................................3 Resolutions.............................................................................................................................5 Temporary Committee Assignments......................................................................................3 Twenty-Second Special Session Proclamation.......................................................................5 Bill Number Legislative Action Page(s) HB 2651 Concurrence in Senate Amendment/s ..................................................................................10 HR 0001 Resolution ..............................................................................................................................5 HR 0001 Adoption .................................................................................................................................5 HR 0002 Resolution ..............................................................................................................................5 HR 0002 Adoption .................................................................................................................................5 SB 1130 Committee Report...................................................................................................................4 SB 1130 Committee Report – Floor Amendment/s...............................................................................4 SB 1130 Recall....................................................................................................................................10 SB 1130 Second Reading – Amendment/s......................................................................................7, 10 SB 1130 Third Reading .......................................................................................................................13 3 [July 10, 2008] The House met pursuant to a proclamation from the Governor to convene Special Session. Speaker of the House Madigan in the chair. Prayer by Assistant Doorkeeper of the House Wayne Padget. Representative Hamos led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. By direction of the Speaker, a roll call was taken to ascertain the attendance of Members, as follows: 104 present. (ROLL CALL 1) By unanimous consent, Representatives Arroyo, Berrios, Cole, Collins, Currie, Lindner, Jerry Mitchell, Pihos, Sommer, Watson and Yarbrough were excused from attendance. REQUEST TO BE SHOWN ON QUORUM Having been absent when the Quorum Roll Call for Attendance was taken, this is to advise you that I, Representative Mendoza, should be recorded as present at the hour of 11:15 o'clock a.m. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL July 10, 2008 Mark Mahoney Chief Clerk of the House 402 State House Springfield, IL 62706 Dear Clerk Mahoney: Please be advised that I am extending the Final Action Deadline to July 31, 2008 for the following House Bills and Senate Bills: House Bills: 2651 and 2746. Senate Bills: 392, 450, 1290, 1460, 2526 and 2824. If you have questions, please contact my Chief of Staff, Tim Mapes, at 782-6360. With kindest personal regards, I remain. Sincerely yours, s/Michael J. Madigan Speaker of the House TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Representative Lang replaced Representative Currie in the Committee on Rules on July 10, 2008. REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Representative Lang, replacing Representative Currie, Chairperson, from the Committee on Rules to which the following were referred, action taken on July 10, 2008, reported the same back with the following recommendations: [July 10, 2008] 4 LEGISLATIVE MEASURES APPROVED FOR FLOOR CONSIDERATION: That the bill be reported “approved for consideration” and be placed on the order of Second Reading-- Short Debate: SENATE BILL 1130. The committee roll call vote on the foregoing Legislative Measure is as follows: 4, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Lang(D) (replacing Currie) A Black(R), Republican Spokesperson Y Hannig(D) Y Hassert(R) Y Turner(D) Representative Lang, replacing Representative Currie, Chairperson, from the Committee on Rules to which the following were referred, action taken on July 10, 2008, (A) reported the same back with the following recommendations: LEGISLATIVE MEASURES APPROVED FOR FLOOR CONSIDERATION: That the Floor Amendment be reported “recommends be adopted”: Amendment No. 2 to SENATE BILL 1130. The committee roll call vote on the foregoing Legislative Measure is as follows: 4, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Lang(D) (replacing Currie) Y Black(R), Republican Spokesperson Y Hannig(D) A Hassert(R) Y Turner(D) Representative Lang, replacing Representative Currie, Chairperson, from the Committee on Rules to which the following were referred, action taken on July 10, 2008, (B) reported the same back with the following recommendations: LEGISLATIVE MEASURES APPROVED FOR FLOOR CONSIDERATION: That the Floor Amendment be reported “recommends be adopted”: Amendment No. 4 to SENATE BILL 1130. The committee roll call vote on the foregoing Legislative Measure is as follows: 4, Yeas; 0, Nays; 0, Answering Present. Y Lang(D) (replacing Currie) A Black(R), Republican Spokesperson Y Hannig(D) Y Hassert(R) Y Turner(D) MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE A message from the Senate by Ms. Shipley, Secretary: Mr. Speaker -- I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following Senate Resolution, to-wit: SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AT THE TWENTY-SECOND SPECIAL SESSION THEREOF, that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that a majority of the members of the Senate has assembled pursuant 5 [July 10, 2008] to the proclamation of the Governor, convening a special session of the General Assembly, and are now ready for the transaction of business. Adopted by the Senate, July 10, 2008. Deborah Shipley, Secretary of the Senate DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR Supplemental Calendar No. 1 was distributed to the Members at 10:55 o'clock a.m. ACTION ON MOTIONS Representative Lang moved for the immediate consideration and suspension of applicable House Rules for the adoption of House Resolutions 1 and 2. A voice vote was taken on the motion. The motion prevailed. RESOLUTIONS Representative Lang offered the following Resolutions: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1 TWENTY-SECOND SPECIAL SESSION RESOLVED, that the Rules of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-Fifth General Assembly be adopted as the Rules of this Twenty-Second Special Session, so far as the same may be applicable, and that the Committees of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-Fifth General Assembly, including the House Journal Review Committee and their membership, shall constitute the Committees of the House during this Twenty-Second Special Session. HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 TWENTY-SECOND SPECIAL SESSION RESOLVED, that the Clerk inform the Senate that a majority of the House of Representatives has assembled, pursuant to the proclamation of the Governor, convening a Twenty-Second Special Session of the General Assembly, and are now ready for the transaction of business. The motion prevailed and House Resolutions 1 and 2 were adopted. PROCLAMATION 2008-279 WHEREAS, the Illinois Constitution requires the General Assembly, by law, to make appropriations for all expenditure of public funds for each fiscal year for the operations of State government, departments, authorities, and public agencies, among other things; WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 2(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 requires the General Assembly to pass a balanced budget in which appropriations for the fiscal year do not exceed funds estimated to be available during that year; WHEREAS, the General Assembly passed four appropriations bills for the expenditure of public funds for Fiscal Year 2009; [July 10, 2008] 6 WHEREAS, the appropriations passed by the General Assembly for Fiscal Year 2009 exceed funds estimated to be available during that year and thus render the budget passed by the General Assembly unbalanced by approximately $2 billion, in clear violation of Article VIII, Section 2(b) of the Illinois Constitution; WHEREAS, the Illinois Senate has passed several funding solutions, including a capital bill and a fund transfer bill, among other things, that if enacted could support a balanced budget; WHEREAS, the capital bill which has overwhelmingly passed the Senate not only provides additional funding solutions to support a balanced budget, but also spurs the economy by creating approximately 600,000 jobs across Illinois; WHEREAS, the leadership of the House of Representatives refused to present any of the funding solutions passed by the Illinois